About Jhikra Village

Jhikra is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 93 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rajnagar
Pincode	731130
Area (hectares)	224.85 hectares
Population	183
Male Population	93
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikra compares

By the 2011 count Jhikra is the 76th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 224.85 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Jhikra

Jhikra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhikra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Haripur, Hirapur, Jahanabad and Jamira. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jhikra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikra village had a population of 183. That makes it the 76th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Jhikra village has 93 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikra has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Jhikra is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikra covers 224.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhikra falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhikra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhikra.

Jhikra is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.